Marseille (TV series)

Marseille is an upcoming French television series created by Dan Franck starring Gérard Depardieu. The series is the first French original production for Netflix, who ordered the project to series on July 10, 2015. All episodes of the first season, containing 8 episodes, are set to air on Netflix 5 May 2016.

Plot

Robert Taro, Marseilles mayor for 25 years, is set up face-to-face with his former protégé in the next elections.

Marseille (band)

History

Marseille formed in Liverpool in early 1976, and released their debut album, Red, White and Slightly Blue on the Mountain Records label in 1978. Original members were Paul Dale (vocals), Neil Buchanan (guitar), Andy Charters (guitar), Keith Knowles (drums) and Steve Dinwoodie (bass). Marseille were the first band to win "UK Battle of the Bands" with the finals judged by Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen at Wembley Arena on 31 October 1977.

Marseille gathered a small fan base while promoting their first album as support for other groups such as Judas Priest, Nazareth, Whitesnake and UFO.
Their debut album contained very raunchy lyrics but suffered somewhat from lack of promotion and limitation of release. The single "Kiss Like Rock 'n' Roll" was produced by Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton.

Wild Boy (novel)

Wild Boy is a 2003 novel by English author Jill Dawson, published by Sceptre. Set in Paris at the beginning of the nineteenth century it is a fictional retelling of the story of Victor, the Wild Boy of Aveyron.

Plot introduction

The novel is split into sections headed by dates in the French Republican Calendar which was in use at the time, and is in the main told by two narrative voices, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, the doctor appointed to be the boys tutor, and Madame Guerin to whom Itard entrusts his care. The story begins with Victor's arrival at the Deaf-Mute institute in Paris and Dr. Itards enthusiasm that here was an opportunity to prove his theory that whatever a persons background they could be brought into civilised society. Unfortunately the task proves far more difficult than he anticipated...

Inspiration

Inspiration for the novel came from Uta Frith's 1989 book Explaining the Enigma in which the Wild Boy of Aveynon is claimed to be the first documented autistic child. Further insights came from Dawson's personal experience with her own son who was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.

Music video

The music video, directed by Spliff TV and Maybach Music Films, was released to MGK's Vevo on November 16, 2011. The video depicts MGK at his girlfriend’s house having dinner with her parents along with the song’s featured artist Waka Flocka Flame. During dinner, the girl’s parents ask Waka Flocka Flame what he "does for a living," in which Waka Flocka Flame responds by hitting her father in the head with a glass bottle and the two artists answer with a wild warehouse performance of ‘Wild Boy’ where stage diving, bonfires, Steve-O references and partying ensues. The video features cameo appearances from jeweler Johnny Dang, comedianKatt Williams, and rapper Layzie Bone.

Career

Nicolas Salvadori was born in France of mixed Russian and Italian origin. He was discovered by Néochrome, the independent French rap label in the beginning 2000s, appearing in Néochrome compilation Néochrome Hall Stars Game in cooperation with Al K-Pote and Zekwe Ramos, before releasing his first maxi album Mains Sales in 2004. In most projects, he worked on a number of maxi albums and street CDs. with the Néochrome label before signing for EMI Music before signing to East-West / Warner Music.

Seth Gueko's first proper studio album was La Chevalière on 4 May 2009 with Hostile Records, followed by album Michto on 28 March 2011. On the 6th of May 2013, Gueko release his latest album, "Bad Cowboy".